Box making and sanding machine.



G. H. PALMER & J. W. DENMEAD.

BOX MAKING AND SANDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN, 30, 1960. I 5 31Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

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G. H. PALMER 8: J; W. DENMEAD.

BOX MAKING AND SANDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 30, 1900.

Pat ented Mar.7,1911.

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G. H. PALMERG; J. W. DENMEAD BOX MAKING AND SANDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 30, 1900.

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CHARLES HENRY PALMER AND JOHN WILLIAM DENMEAD, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGN-ORS TO THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

BOX MAKING AND SANDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '7, 1911.

Application filed January 30, 1900. Serial No. 3,360.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. PALMER and JOHN DENMEAD, of Akron, inthe county of Summit and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Box Making and Sanding; Machines, and dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodying ourinvention for making and sanding the shacks or slides of match boxes;Fig. 2 is a vertical section of said machine on the line wa2 of Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line g -3 of Fig. 1; Fig. l; is adetail view, partly in section, of the folding mechanism, showing thesame in position ready to fold a box blank; Fig. 5 is a similar view,showing said mechanism when in a position about to complete the foldingof a box blank; and Fig. 6 is a detail view in end elevation of suchfolding mechanism, in the position shown in Fig. 4.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

The object of this invention is to provide an automatic machine forforming and sanding the shucks or slides of match boxes, so that stoc:fed to the machine in a continuous strip, can be made into finishedslides ready for use, and to this end, said invention consists in themachine, and in the parts thereof constructed substantially as hereinafter set forth.

The class of machine to which the invention pertains more especially, isthat in which a bar or mandrel is employed whose form, in cross section,is the same as that of the slide to be made, around which the stock isfolded, and along which, after being folded, it is moved endwise topresent it to the various devices necessary to complete the slide, andfrom which the finished article is iassed.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration there isemployed a table A, mounted on legs B and B, above which is supportedthe former or mandrel C in the form of a long bar that is oblong incross section, with one end fastened to the table by a block or box D,and the other end free and projecting beyond the table. Stock, in theform ofa strip of pasteboard, or

heavy paper, already print-ed, is taken from a reel, and delivered to aposition beneath the mandrel for cutting by a knife into a length toform a slide, and for engagement by devices that fold such length aboutthe mandrel. The strip of stock from the reel is passed through aguidcway that extends at right angles to the length of the mandrel, andconsists of a trough E and two pairs of spring fingers F and F that bearyieldingly upon the upper side of the stock, each pair being attached toand supported by a cross bar G. The stock is drawn from the reel by apair of rolls H and H, that respectively engage the lower and uppersides thereof, at a point between the two pairs of fingers F and F,being mounted in bearings in standards I and I on the table A atopposite sides of the trough E. The two rolls H, H, are geared togetherin order that they may rotate in unison, and to impart to said rolls anintermittent rotary movement, a gear wheel H journaled upon a stud H andwhich is carried by the feed roll frame I, meshes with the gear Hcarried by the upper feed roll. A ratchet wheel K is also fastened tosaid gear H and is engaged by a pawl Z carried by a disk L, which latteris oscillated through the medium of an eccentric M on the main shaft N,said disk being connected to said eccentric by a rod m. The size of thegear H and that upon the upper feed roll with which it engages is soproportioned that one-quarter of a turn of the gear H will cause onecomplete rotation of the feed rolls.

Before entering the trough E, there is applied to the stock, atappropriate points, the glue required to cause the overlapped portionsof the slide to adhere, or stick together, and there is shown for thispurpose a mechanism which comprises a glue pot O and a glue applyingdevice P. The device P is mounted on a shaft Q carried by a frame Qf,said frame being hingedly connected, as at Q to the machine frame to becapable of swinging in a vertical direction. Arranged at the end of theshaft Q, opposite to the device P, is a ratchet wheel Q}, which isengaged by a pawl Q said pawl receiving an oscillatory movement aboutsaid ratchet wheel by a connecting rod Qf' actuated by an eccentric Rcarried by the main shaft N. Thus at'each rotation of the shaft N thedevice P is rotated to the extent of one notch of the wheel Q4. Thedevice P comprises a series of equi-distant fingers 79' "adiating from ahub 79' on the shaft Q, and the faces of said fingers which constitutethe glue-applying surfaces are grooved transversely, as at 29 so that inapplying the glue to the paper these grooves will form two spaces in theglue area which will remain blank, the glue otherwise being applied inthe foan of a stripe which extends crosswise of the stock. As stated,the frame Q? has a swinging movement in a vertical direction, thepurpose of this being to move the glue wheel P from the pot, against thestrip of paper, and back again to the pot, and to accomplish thismovement a vertically-extending rod It is connected at its lower end tothe frame Q the upper end of said rod being also connected to a slide Rwhich works in a suitable guide R arranged upon the machine frame. Theslide R is reeiprocated in said guide by a bell crank lever B, shownclearly in Fig. 2 by full and dotted lines, said lever being fulcrumedat R and having its lower end engaged and actuated by a cam R carried bythe main shaft l Thus at each rotation of the shaft N the glue wheel P,through the connections described, is lifted from the glue-pot againstthe paper strip, applies the glue to the latter, and is again returnedto the glue pot. After receiving the glue, the stock passes over aroller S, by which the glue -holding side is placed uppermost, and it isin this position that the stock passes through the trough E. The stripeof glue is, of course, not continuous, but there are two blank spaces toavoid application of glue to the paperengaging portions of the upperfeed roll H.

Mounted in parallel, vertical guides T and T, carried by the machineframe, as clearly seen in Fig. 2, is a head U from one side of whichprojects a stud or roller u that enters a cam groove 1; in the side of adisk V on the main shaft N, so that the revolution of the latter willreciprocate said head vertically. At its upper end, the head U is vert-ically slotted, or bifurcated, so that it may straddle'the mandrel C,when moved to its h ghest limit of motion, and mounted in horizontalguideways in the head on opposite sides of the slot are plates and VJ,respectively, whose inner ends project normally into the slot, to pointsbeyond the planes of the vertical sides of the mandrel C, when said endsare above or below the same. A coiled spring X placed in a cavity in thehead, aeneath each plate, and pressing at one end against a lug todepending from the plate, holds the latter yieldingly in the posit-iondescribed. Flanges u and u project from the head U above the plates andW, iroviding a guideway on the head that is in line with the trough Ewhen the head is lowered, so that the paper stock is guided over saidplates, and rests upon the same. At the side of the head U toward thetrough E, there is a knife Y, by which, on the ascent of the head, theportion of stock to form the slide, is out off, and it will be seen thatafter being thus cut off, such portion, by the continued ascent of thehead will encounter the mandrel C, and be folded over the bottom and twosides of the latter, the two plates and l" retreating as the mandrelbottom is encountered, and passing up the two sides thereof, but press--ing the blank against such sides, by reason of the springs X acting uponthe depending lugs 10, the upper inner corners of the plates beingbeveled, or rounded, as shown, to cause their outward movement when theymeet the bottom of the mandrel. The portions of the stock or blank thusfolded and pressed against the sides of the mandrel, are of such lengthas to projectabove the top of the latter, and said projecting portionsare next folded over the mandrel top. first one portion being bent andthen the other. by the inward movement of the two plates W and Y Tocause the folding of one flap in advance of the other, the plate orfolder W which does such folding, is moved inward earlier than the otherwhen the two reach the top of the mandrel 0, there being for thispurpose, means supplementing the spring X for positively actuating saidfolder. Such means, as shown, consists of a slide Z, mounted in a guideA, which engages the outer end of the folder W, and has pivotallyconnected to its side one end of a bell-crank lever B whose other end isin the path of a cam C on the periphery of the disk V. As the slideguide A is fixed, whereas the folder VV' moves with the head U, there isno connection between said slide and folder. The amount of inwardmovement permitted the other folder I? is such as to but partially foldthe remaining flap, (which is the one with the glue.) While the spring Xthat acts upon the folder 3V serves to force the same inwardly, thepositivelyacting slide Z is also employed to give the folder W an inwardmovement, and thereby fold the unglued edge of the blank inwardly inadvance of the partial folding of the glued edge of the blank by thefolder \V, the springs X being employed, as previously indicated, tohold the folders yi-eldingly in the head U. In this connection, however,it is observed that the spring X, which is employed with the folder l isnot as large as the spring X employed with the folder W. Hence, theaction of the spring employed with the folder W is more sluggish thanthe spring employed with the folder YV, and with the slide Z to augmentthe action of the spring X associated with the folder W, the latter willmove inwardly earlier than the folder W. Pivoted to a bracket D fastenedto the table A, is a lever E, one end E of which is pressed, by means ofa spring F, in the path of a cam G on the disk V while its other end 9is shaped to enable it to readily engage the partially turned flap, andpress it down upbn the other flap. Attached to or projecting from thelever E is a finger e, which, by the movement of the lever, is swunginto or out of engagement with the folder W, a hole 20 being formed inthe latter for the entrance of said finger, the latter acting when movedinto the hole to retract the folder sufficiently to remove its inner endfrom beneath the partially turned flap when it is pressed down by thelever end Mounted in the head U directly below the folder W is ahorizontal bar H whose inner end engages the blank close to the top ofthe mandrel, against which it is pressed by means of a coiled spring 1upon a portion of the bar between the head U and a bracket 2& fastenedto the head, the outer end of the bar being passed through and supportedby an opening in the bracket. By the pressure of the bar H, the blank isheld from being pulled otl the mandrel by the withdrawal of the folder-W preliminary to the pressing operation of the lever E. After beingfolded around the mandrel, the now substantially complete shuck is movedlongitudinally along the bar to be ironed or pressed to form sharp,clear corners, to firmly unite the flaps, and to be glued and sanded. Itis moved first by means of a slide K that is attached to and moves witha head L fitted upon the mandrel, and having two rollers Z and Z betweenwhich passes a cam M, mounted on the main shaft N, by the revolution ofwhich the head and slide are reciproeated. The slide K embraces the twosides and the bottom of the mandrel, and hence its end engages the endof the shack except at the top, where the laps are. By the slide K, theshuck is moved to a point where it is engaged by two ironing rolls N andN at opposite sides of the mandrel, and a feed roll 0 at the bottomthereof, one of said rollers N being provided with end flanges whichembrace the upper and lower sides of the mandrel C. Just beyond saidrolls, is a supplemental ironing roll P mounted on a horizontal shaft Qabove the mandrel, so that its periphery will bear upon and press thelaps of the shuck upon the mandrel, and having on opposite sides flangesp and 29 that pass over the sides of the mandrel, and act to press thesides of the shuck against the sides of the mandrel, thus forming sharp,clear corners, and giving a set to the upper portion of the shuck, thusacted on. The shuck is next passed to and over a glue applying wheel Rbeneath the being moved along by a pair of feed rolls that engage theupper side of the shuck, one roll S being mounted in a recess in themandrel, and the other roll T on a shaft 5 above the mandrel; and afterhaving glue applied to it the shuck is passed to and over a sandingmechanism U of usual construction, and then off the mandrel, completed.Between the gluing and sanding mechanisms the shuck is acted on by aflanged roll V, mounted on a shaft a) beneath the mandrel, which pressesthe portions of the shuck adjacent to the two lower corners, to make thelatter clear and sharp. The roll V preferably coacts with a roll Wjournaled in a recess in the mandrel.

Suitable trains of gearing, deriving motion from the main shaft N, butnot needing to be described, are employed to revolve the ironing andother rolls and wheels along the mandrel.

It will be seen that by our machine, the stock, in a continuous strip,is fed from a reel, has the glue or paste applied for uniting the laps,is carried to a position between the mandrel and the cutting and foldingdevices, enough to form a shuck is cut from the end of the stock andfolded completely around the mandrel and its laps pressed together, andis then passed along the mandrel for further treatment to complete itfor the boxing of matches.

()f course, our invention is applicable to machines for making shucks orbox parts which do not require to be sanded, and we therefore do notlimit the scope of our in vention to machines having the constructionand organization of parts such as is herein shown and described.

Having thus described our invention what we claim is In a machine formaking boxes, the combination of a mandrel, means for folding a blankabout the mandrel and crosswise thereof, means for moving the blankalong the mandrel after the blank is folded, a set of pre sing rolls toact on the blank after being rolded, and a supplen'iental flanged rollthe flanges of which embrace the man drel to act on the lapped portionsof the folded blank after action thereon by said pressing rolls.

2. In a machine for making boxes, the combination of a mandrelrectangular in cross section, means for folding a blank about themandrel, and crosswise thereof, means for moving the blank along themandrel after the blank is folded, a set of pressing rolls to act on theblank (fter being folded, and a supplemental flanged roll to act on thelapped and adjacent corner portions of the folded blank after actionthereon by said pressing rolls.

In a machine for making boxes, the

mandrel, taking glue from a pot or tank, A combination with a mandrel,of a pair of opposite folders, a head movable relatively to the mandreland on which the folders are mounted, means for interposing a blankbetween said head and said mandrel, said folders normally projectingacross the plane of the sides of the mandrel, whereby upon relativemovement of the head and mandrel the blank is partially folded about themandrel, means for imparting movement to said head, and means foractuating one of said folders, whereby the same folds the blank inadvance of the other. 1

4. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of ahead movable relatively to said mandrel and provided with guideways, apair of opposite folders slidably mounted in said guideways, means forinterposing a blank between said head and said mandrel, said foldersnormally projecting across the plane of the sides of the mandrel,whereby upon relative movement of the head and mandrel the blank ispartially folded about the mandrel, means for imparting movement to saidhead, and means for actuating one of said folders, whereby the samefolds the blank in advance of the other.

5. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, ofoppositelyacting folders, a support therefor, means for operating saidsupport to move the folders from a position on one side of the mandrelto a position at the opposite side thereof, said folders in bothpositions overlapping the mandrel, the latter acting upon the folders tospread the same apart when the folders are moved to perform a foldingoperation, and means for pressing said folders toward each other.

6. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of amovable bifurcated head, means for imparting movement thereto,oppositely acting folders carried by said head and arranged at the sidesof the bifurcation thereof, said folders having their ends adjacent tothe mandrel normally overlapping the same, said head being adapted tomove the folders from a position at one side of the mandrel to aposition at the opposite side thereof, the mandrel acting upon saidfolders to spread the same apart when the folders are moved to perform afolding operation, and means for pressing said folders toward eachother.

7. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of apair of opposite folders, a head movablerelatively to said mandrel andon which the folders are mounted, means for interposing a blank betweensaid head and said mandrel, said folders normally projecting across theplane of the sides of the mandrel, whereby upon relative movement of thehead and mandrel the blank is partially folded about the mandrel, meansfor imparting movement to said head,

means for actuating one of said folders, whereby the same folds theblank in advance of the other, means to positively retract said folderafter a folding action, means for pressing the laps of the blank, andmeans for actuating said lap-pressing means toward and away from themandrel.

8. In a machine for making boxes, the

combination with a mandrel, of a pair of oppositely-arranged folders,means for moving said folders relatively to said mandrel to fold a blankthereon, a lap-pressing device coiiperating with the mandrel, andmounted to swing toward and away from the latter and means for actuatingsaid device.

9. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of apair of oppositely-arranged folders, means for moving said foldersrelatively to said mandrel to fold a blank thereon, a swinginglappressing device cooperating with the mandrel, means for actuatingsaid device, and a projection carried by said lap-pressing device andengaging one of said folders when the lap-pressing device is swungtoward the mandrel to retract said folder after a folding action.

10. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of aair of oppositely-arranged folders, means for moving said foldersrelatively to said mandrel to fold a blank thereon, means for pressingthe laps of said blank, means for actuating said lap-pressing means,means to retract one of said folders, and a device to hold the foldedblank against the mandrel as said folder is retracted.

11. In machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of apair of oppositelyarranged folders, means for causing one of saidfolders to operate in advance of the other, means for pressing the lapsof said blank, means for actuating said lap-pressing means, means toretract one of said folders, and a device to hold the folded blankagainst the mandrel as said folder is retracted.

12. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of afolding mechanism comprising a bifurcated head and folders carriedthereby, means for moving said head relatively to said mandrel, a knifecarried by said head, and means for feeding stock to a position betweenthe mandrel and the head.

13. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a. mandrel, of apair of oppositelyarranged folders, means for moving said foldersrelatively to said mandrel to fold a blank thereon, a lap-pressingdevice cooperating with the mandrel, means for actuating said devicetoward and away from the mandrel, means for moving the folded blankalong the mandrel, and a set of pressing rolls for acting on said blankafter action thereon by said folders.

14:. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of apair of oppositelyarranged folders, means for moving said foldersrelatively to said mandrel to fold a blank thereon, a lap-pressingdevice cooperating with the mandrel, means for actuating said device,means for moving the folded blank along the mandrel, a set of pressingrolls for acting on said blank after action thereon by said folders, anda supplemental flanged roll to act on the lapped portions of the foldedblank after action thereon by said pressing rolls.

15. In a machine for making boxes, the combination with a mandrel, of apair of oppositelyarranged folders, means for moving said foldersrelatively to said mandrel to fold a blank thereon, a lap-pressingdevice cooperating with the mandrel, means for actuating said devicetoward and away from the mandrel, a reciprocatory head for moving thefolded blank along the mandrel,

and a set of pressing rolls for acting on said 5 ing a blank from saidstock, of a pair of 30 oppositelyarranged folders, means for moving saidfolders relatively to said mandrel to fold a blank thereon, alap-pressing device cooperating with the mandrel, means for actuatingsaid device toward and away 35 from the mandrel, means for moving thefolded blank along the mandrel, and a set of pressing rolls for actingon said blank after action thereon by said folders.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing 40 we have hereunto set ourhands this 27th day of Dec. 1899.

CHARLES HENRY PALllIE JOHN WVILLIAM DENMEAD.

Witnesses TOM F. PALMER, B. C. Ross.

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